Cayman has its own semi-precious stone, Caymanite. It is worked into attractive jewelry.
Mexico’s minister for tourism revealed Thursday he believes marijuana should be legalized in cities popular with travelers like Cancun and Los Cabos with the intent of reducing criminal violence.
According to Reuters.com, tourism minister Enrique de la Madrid wants to follow the example of areas in the United States and legalize marijuana in Quintana Roo and Baja California Sur. Those regions have been hit hard by drug and gang violence, and legalizing marijuana could help take power away from the criminals.
The Brazilian Tourist Board, Embratur, has reiterated the advice of the World Health Organization that tourists, whether Brazilian or foreign, should undergo a vaccination against the yellow fever at least ten days before travelling to Brazil.
This is especially so if visiting the state of São Paulo. However, Embratur adds there are no restrictions on travels to Brazil, as this simple precaution measure helps to ensure the safety of both tourists and locals.
Lufthansa passengers will now benefit from an automatic check-in procedure for all flights within Germany and to destinations in Europe.
The boarding pass for flights booked up to 24 hours before departure will then be sent automatically to the passenger 23 hours before departure – with no need for any manual check-in, thus saving time and making travel preparations easier.
In order to use this new service, Lufthansa customers must enter their personal details in their Miles & More account or Lufthansa ID profile.
A recently commissioned berth expansion project at Pointe Seraphine has given St Lucia the ability to welcome multiple quantum class vessels, with capacity of approximately 5,000 passengers per port call.
And Executive Chairperson of the St Lucia Tourism Authority (SLTA), Agnes Francis expects it will help the island elevate its position in the regional cruise tourism arena.
She says the cruise sector has continued to show remarkable growth and the expanded berth will significantly increase that.
Last year was a record year for Primera Air, as the airline carried more than one million passengers for the first time.
Direct sales on the airline’s website grew 125 per cent, while the company’s revenue increased 13.7 per cent compared to 2016. All figures have been reached with a consistent load factor of 85 per cent.
Cuba is present at the 22nd edition of the Eastern Mediterranean International Travel and Tourism Exhibition (EMITT) that began today in this city.
The Caribbean island representation includes a six-executive delegation, led by Mercedes Abreu, general director of Cubanacan Travel, and also made up of directors of the Cuba Ron Corporation, Alpitour World, Blue Diamond and the Global Services travel agency.
Operators are continuing to send clients to Jamaica’s Montego Bay amid a state of emergency declared to quell the area’s gang violence.
“The resort areas are not really affected by the situation. It is focusing on the areas on the residential side on the mountains. The highway that wends its way from the airport does not go through this community.”
Following the impact of two category five hurricanes in September, the US Virgin Islands department of tourism has developed a 150-day rolling marketing plan to share with industry stakeholders.
“This new plan has been developed to establish priorities and a road map of activities we will pursue as our destination recovers,” commissioner of tourism Beverly Nicholson-Doty stated.
Back in the not-so-distant past, the U.S. was a top travel destination. It wasn’t just Disney World that was the happiest place in the world people wanted to visit. Not anymore. Since Donald Trump took office, inbound tourism into the U.S. has fallen sharply.
The latest data from the National Travel and Tourism Office shows a four-percent decline in inbound travel and a 3.3% drop in travel spending. That translates into $4.6 billion in lost spending and the loss of 40,000 jobs.
The 38th FITUR - Madrid’s International Tourism Fair- reveals the most impressive figures in its history, confirming its leadership as a premier business forum for the global tourism industry.
The UN World Tourism Organization believes Spain will soon replace the United States as the world’s second-most popular tourist destination.
Despite terrorist attacks in 2017, the European country attracted a record 82 million visitors last year.
France meanwhile, will likely remain in the top spot as the world’s most popular place to visit, according to a report in The Guardian.
Celebrity Cruises has offered the first glimpse of what will be the brand’s first ship in a new class in more than ten years, as Celebrity Edge floated out of her dry dock at the STX France shipyard.
Celebrity Edge will spend her inaugural season sailing alternating seven-night eastern and western Caribbean itineraries before transporting guests to the stunning vistas of the Mediterranean with a range of seven- to 11-night sailings from iconic cities like Barcelona and Rome in 2019.
Cayman has its own semi-precious stone, Caymanite. It is worked into attractive jewelry.
